Foldable garment hanger



FOLDABLE GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 24, 1945 I N JNVENTOR.

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. ATTORNEY Patented July 30, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FOLDABLE GARMENT HANGER Herman Greenberg, New York, N. Y.

Application December 24, 1943, Serial No. 515,519

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a foldable garment hanger,

More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a foldable garment hanger characterized by a tubular member of flexible material having a rounded stick arranged therein to stiffen the same in a manner to form a support and extend across the interior width of a, garment.

Still further it is proposed to provide flexible strip portions which extend from the end of the tubular member and which have their ends connected together above the tubular member and to which a hook is connected in a manner to permit the hanger to be supported from a horizontal rod or other similar support member.

Still another object of the invention proposes mounting an eyelet through the connected ends of the strip portions and through which the end of the hook is adapted to be extended and be milled over in a manner to connect the hook portion with the connected ends of the strip portions.

Still another object of the invention proposes the provision of tie strings attached to the end of one of the flexible strip portions in a manner to be tied to the shoulder portions or shoulder straps of a garment supported on the hanger to prevent the shoulder portions from slipping off the hanger.

Still another object of the invention proposes constructing the rounded stick of telescopically engaged sections with a provision for holding the sections in various extended positions to lengthen the bottom portion of the hanger to correspond with the internal diameter of a garment to be supported from the hanger.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a foldable garment hanger constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a partial vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of a ioldable garment hanger constructed in accordance with a modification of this invention.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 1-4 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating a still further modification of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the bottom portion of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is still another view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating a still further modification of the invention.

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line II II of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a partial longitudinal sectional view taken on the line I2-I2 of Fig. 11.

Figs. 13 and 14 are fragmentary perspective views showing other modified forms of the invention,

The foldable garment hanger, according to this invention, comprises a tubular member !8 of flexible fabric or knitted material which has a rounded stick I! engaged therein. The tubular member It! is preferably constructed or" cloth material and has its edges finished by the application of binding material [2 The rounded stick I I may be of wood, plastic or other suitable material and is designed for the purpose of stiffening the tubular member In and to extend across the interior width of a garment supported from the hanger.

Flexible strip portions I2 continue from the ends of the tubular member I!) and are converged upwards and have their adjacent ends overlapped and secured together by means of stitches I 3. The overlapped ends of the strip portions I2 are superimposed at a center point above the tubular member Iii and the rounded stick II which it encloses.

An eyelet i4 is engaged through the center of the overlapped end portions of the flexible strip portions I2 and one end of a hook I5 is passed through the eyelet I4 and has a milled portion It formed on the bottom thereof preventing the hook [5 from becoming disengaged from the eyelet I4. The engagement of the hook I5 with the eyelet I4 serves to connect the hook to the strip portions I2 and permits the hanger to be suspended from a horizontal rod or other similar support member.

Tie strings I! depend from one of the over lapped ends of the flexible strip portions I2 and are adapted to be tied to the shoulder portions or shoulder straps of a garment for retaining these shoulder portions from sliding off the downwardly inclined flexible strip portions 12 when the garment hanger is suspended from a horizontal rod.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 'l the construction of the foldable garment hanger is similar to that previously described except that the edge portions of the flexible material from which the tubular member iii and the strip portions l2 are formed are not finished with the binding material used in the previous form of the invention. In this form of the invention one of the layers of one of the strip portions 12 is formed with a button-hole is through which the rounded stick I i may be disengaged from the interior of the tubular member lii. The button-hole l8 permits the stick 1! to be removed to be replaced by alonger stick, or a new stick in the event the one being used should be broken.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9 the construction of the foldable coat hanger is characterized by a tubular member it at its bottom only and which has the flexible strip portion l2 continuing from the bottom layer of the tubular member 18". The end portions oi the top layer of the tubular member H!" are secured to the bottom layer of the tubular member Iii adjacent the ends of the stick 5 l by means of stitches ii). The stitches I9 act to completely close the interior of the tubular member ID and fixedly retain the stick II in position therein.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 10-12 the construction the garment hanger is similar to that shown in Figs. 1-5, except for the construction of the stick 5 l. In this form of the invention the stick I I is constructed of telescopically engaged sections Ii and li with a means for holding these sections in various extended positions. This means comprises a leaf spring 26 secured at one end by means of a pin 21 to the outside of the outer section H The opposite end of the leaf spring 28 is formed with a projection 22 which extends through an openi ing ZB'formed in the outer section I l The projection 22 is adapted to engage one of a plurality of complementary recesses 24 formed in the adjacent-face of the inner section H A resilient band 25 is slidably engaged about the outer face of the tubular member NJ and is adapted to be engaged over the free end of the spring to urge the end of the spring 29 towards the outer section i I This engagement of the band with the spring as will cause the projection 22 to be pressed through the opening 23 and engage the recess 26 of the inner section 1 l which is aligned with the opening 23. This engagement with the projection 23 with one of the recesses 24 will lock the sections ll and H against relative movement until such time as the band 25 is disengaged from the spring 2%}, permitting the resiliency thereof to Withdraw the projection 22 from the recess 2-3. The band 25 is formed with an inwardly directed projection 26 Which is adapted to engage a complementary recess formed in the top face of the spring 20 for holding the resilient band 25 against accidentally shifting relative to the end of the spring 20. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to that proviously shown and like reference numerals identify like parts in each of the several views.

In Fig. 13 the tubular member lG is shown to be stitched at the bottom 12" thereof.

In Fig. 14 the tubular member I8 is shown to be made of a knitted tubular material which is adapted to surround the stick member l.

The size of the hanger and shape of the hook i 5 may be varied as desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A foldabl garment hanger, comprising a tubular member of flexible material, a rounded stick within said tubular member to stifien same, flexible strip portions continuing from said tubular member and having their ends connected together above said tubular member, and a hook connected with said strip portions, said stick being formed of telescopically engaged sections, latch means for holding said sections in various extended positions and a control ring engaged with said latch means for holding the latch means in an operative position.

2. A ioldable garment hanger comprising a tubular member of flexible material, a telescoped sectional stififening stick within said tubular member to stiffen same, flexible strip portions continuing from said tubular member and having their ends connected together above said tubular member, a hook connected with said strip 'por tions, and means for holding the sections of said stick in adjusted positions including a flexible member on one of said sections engaging one of the series of slots on the other of said sections, and a locking ring slidably mounted on said tubular member for holding said flexible member down.

3. A foldable garment hanger comprising a tubular member of flexible material, a telescoped sectional stiffening stick within said tubular member to stiffen same including a tubular section and a'rod section in said tubular section, said stick being adjustable to vary its overall length, one of said sections having a row of slots and the other of said sections having a flexible member'adapted to coact with said rows of slots to hold said sec tions in an adjusted position, a locking ring surrounding said sections and flexible member for locking said flexible member in its holding position, flexible strip portions continuing from said tubular member and having their'ends connected together above said tubular member, and a hook connected with said strip portions.

HERMAN GREENBERG. 

